Sina Gholinejad, 37, has pleaded guilty to charges of computer fraud and conspiracy related to the Robbinhood ransomware scheme, which caused significant disruptions and financial losses across multiple U.S. cities. Gholinejad and his co-conspirators breached organizational networks to encrypt files and demanded Bitcoin as ransom. Notably, the City of Baltimore suffered over $19 million in damages disrupting essential services. He faces up to 30 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for August 2025, and their operations involved cryptocurrency laundering techniques to conceal their identity.
These cyber attacks caused significant disruptions and tens of millions in losses, including to the City of Greenville, North Carolina, and the City of Baltimore, Maryland.
Baltimore lost more than $19 million from the damage caused to their computer networks and the resulting disruption.
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